GKiller said:

Miss seeing u. Good times.

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Same!

SpiderAlways said:

Dude, you kill me!😂

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Miss seeing u. Good times.

What do you expect from people who believe the oath of office is only to be followed when it benefits them.

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Gallipoli said:

Expect Trump to investigate Alvin Bragg.

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The death threats against Bragg and the other prosecutors of Trump, along with the threats to their families, just weren't enough, right? He will instruct his AG, probably Gaetz, to go after all of his prosecutors and perceived enemies to try to make their lives miserable. Our justice system will be a joke, but what's to be expected when there's a sicko who is President and a sicko who is the AG, both of whom are most likely guilty of sexual assault.

I will miss the W&M end of season game. When was the last time it was not played at the end?

Wow. Biden has approved the transfer of landmines to Ukraine for their use. He changed his policy. Well done, Joe.

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Gallipoli said:

This is from the W&M board.

"W&M will likely have more fans and a band at the game so I would discount any home field advantage."

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Partially correct, Spiders aren't bringing our band this year, but highly doubtful your contingent will outnumber us.

brooklyn brownstone said:

17 you may be blurring the lines here a bit.

We have the commitment in terms of resources - it is one of the items I believe we mostly agree upon. Someone posted the numbers here awhile back for the A10. I don't recall where Bona fell but I seem to recall it was that Bona spent about $2.9m on their bball program while UR spent about $4.2m on our program (this is as of 4-5 years ago IIRC.) Significant % difference of about 44%. UR was around 90th-100th in spending, while VCU, Dayton and SLU were in top 75 at about $5.9m. Unsure how NIL may have contributed to a jump since then.

The results don't seem to match the resources for the level of financial, NIL, facilities and other support (sans marketing) for the program. 40% of years of the last 20 are .500 or below. 2 of every 5, with an average NCAA appearance of only 1 in more than every 6 years.

Say. what you will but pressure at Dayton forced Brian Gregory to jump ship while he still could, after winning at a .647 clip at Dayton. Anthony Grant has a .660 winning % there but was facing heat a couple times as well. Mike Rhodes felt it at VCU in his first 3 years.

The burners are pretty cold here.

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And that mf'er Brian Gregory blocked Moondog's path to getting the Georgia Tech job by taking it. Root cause of our woes = Brian Gregory.

Maine is one of the many teams who have never made a big dance, and their 78 seasons in D1 are the 6th most without a tourney bid.

Joe is stand-up guy, grew up in my hometown. Always been a solid good guy, wish him the best.

Unfortunately, I missed the 2009 game in person. I had been diagnosed with swine flu and was instructed to be no closer than 15' from another person. Strange thing I felt no worse than a case of mild flu. I did consider going and sitting on Tribe side.

For people that have watched Richmond basketball for a long time, you sure have short memories. 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 rosters didn’t do anything either and neither did 2022-2023. Mooney can get the best out of players, it just takes too long to get there. Anyone who thought Richmond could “reload” is living in fantasy land. It just isn’t in the Mooney DNA. Everyone has hoped that adaptation was possible and any small sign was celebrated, but you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

That being said, obviously this year’s team is running below expectations as most of us were hoping for more portal magic, but the short transfer history shows it takes multiple years in the CM program for a player to shine. The only exception is Jordan King. Quinn did not light it up in 2022 and neither did Bigelow. Roche also didn’t meet expectations and then got bitten by the injury bug.

As others have said, it is a system thing and the system requires patience. Until the Spiders get a new coach, it is what it is.

I do think the Spiders will be able to play better and the players will show improvement. We also should know that the schedule is a reflection of the staff’s expectations. The schedule is always “adjusted”. How soon I forget.

Gallipoli said:

Expect Trump to investigate Alvin Bragg.

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What do you want a seasoned prosecutor to do when their investigation reveals probable cause to believe that a criminal law was broken?

Thanks for taking the time to put this together or as Bob Hope would say, Thanks for the Memories. Attended all these games.

The 2009 game was phenomenal. Great game. Great crowd.

Couldn't help but notice a nearly Full Brickhouse in the mid-teens. Give anything to enjoy that level of support again for a deserving program and team.

Expect Trump to investigate Alvin Bragg.

Alvin Bragg of New York retreats and asks for a stay in sentencing until 2029, after Trump leaves office. Trump wants the whole thing dismissed. Expect Marchan to grant the stay until 2029, then Trump will appeal to have the whole case thrown out.

Mojo, another job well done!

GKiller said:

haha, u r so right this could be our slogan. I would make it my avatar if I didn't fear for AnnapSpider's blood pressure.

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Dude, you kill me!😂

spiderstudent17 said:

Cursory google search shows that McShay, Douglas, and Elio may have all been spider football teammates in the late 90s

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They were. Same with Dave Cooney.

Cursory google search shows that McShay, Douglas, and Elio may have all been spider football teammates in the late 90s

Got a nice message from Ally Sweeney the other day. Sorry I screened the call! They should be in the top 25 for both basketball and likeability.

Sorry for Joe, good dude. Writing on wall after the Saleh firing. I expect he'll land back in someone's NFL personnel dept.

Nice tweets. They have his back.

Elio owns a great family restaurant in West Roxbury (Boston). 1 of the campus bookies back in the day at UR too...total fit at Barstool! McShay is another close Barstool connection with Portnoy even tho not employed there.

maybe this is the year they write a blog on how Mooney is the worst rivalry coach of all time....wink wink.